An education institution is an accredited facility where children receive a formal education to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to excel as an adult. As citizens of the United States, we have the right to equal education no matter our race, ethnicity, religion or economic status. However, Clayton County Schools and many other predominately Black schools in Georgia do not receive the same education that is provided to their white counterparts. Multiple studies and research have reported the inequalities of America’s education systems.
From these studies, we have learned that in lower income and minority families have less access to early childhood education than other children. The Early Education Commission Research Report …show more content…
Black students are disciplined in much stricter forms compared to other races, primarily whites. Minority students in grades k-12 are disproportionately suspended and expel compared to white students. According to the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights comprehensive data released “Black students accounted for 18 percent of the country’s pre-K enrollment, but made up 48 percent of preschoolers with multiple out-of-school suspensions.” Additional research, by Edward J. Smith and Shaun R. Harper states that “Nationally, 1.2 million Black students were suspended from K-12 public schools in a single academic year, and 55% of those suspensions occurred in 13 Southern states. Moreover, Districts in the South also were responsible for 50% of Black student expulsions from public schools in the United States” .Supplementary reports by The Center for Civil Rights, Remedies at UCLA Civil Rights Project states that in Metro Atlanta, Georgia Schools; four out of every ten Black male secondary students with disabilities was suspended at least once in 2011- 12. This report also notes the racial gaps in the Atlanta City Schools suspension, which includes schools in Clayton
From these studies, we have learned that in lower income and minority families have less access to early childhood education than other children. The Early Education Commission Research Report …show more content…
Black students are disciplined in much stricter forms compared to other races, primarily whites. Minority students in grades k-12 are disproportionately suspended and expel compared to white students. According to the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights comprehensive data released “Black students accounted for 18 percent of the country’s pre-K enrollment, but made up 48 percent of preschoolers with multiple out-of-school suspensions.” Additional research, by Edward J. Smith and Shaun R. Harper states that “Nationally, 1.2 million Black students were suspended from K-12 public schools in a single academic year, and 55% of those suspensions occurred in 13 Southern states. Moreover, Districts in the South also were responsible for 50% of Black student expulsions from public schools in the United States” .Supplementary reports by The Center for Civil Rights, Remedies at UCLA Civil Rights Project states that in Metro Atlanta, Georgia Schools; four out of every ten Black male secondary students with disabilities was suspended at least once in 2011- 12. This report also notes the racial gaps in the Atlanta City Schools suspension, which includes schools in Clayton